QNAP QTS/QuTS hero null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-37048. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained administrator access to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.1.2930 build 20241025 and later QuTS hero h5.2.1.2929 build 20241025 and later

The weakness was disclosed by Jiaxu Zhao and Bingwei Peng as qsa-24-43. The advisory is shared for download at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-37048 since 05/31/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2024 🔍
11/22/2024 +175 days 🔍
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09/23/2025 +305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-24-43
Researcher: Jiaxu Zhao, Bingwei Peng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-37048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285872

Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2024 17:30
Updated: 09/23/2025 16:23
Changes: 11/22/2024 17:30 (65), 11/22/2024 17:32 (2), 09/23/2025 16:23 (12)
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